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  • 2017 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

    May 06, 2017

    Reconnecting with the Past, Forging Our Future Honoring: Irene Hirano Inouye, Lifetime Achievement Award Bruce T. Kaji, Legacy Award Tom Ikeda, Founders’ Award Join us for the 2017 Gala Dinner and Silent Auction at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles on Saturday, May 6. Reconnecting with the Past, Forging Our Future will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Japanese Amer...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"

    Jul 18, 2015

    Join Dr. Sus Ito and curator Lily Tamai, PhD, on this exclusive guided tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • Living Flowers: Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch

    Jul 20, 2008

    This program highlights the art of Sogetsu Los Angeles Branch, featured in Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art.

  • Exhibition Walkthrough

    Mar 09, 2008

    Karin Higa, exhibition co-curator, will lead gallery tours of One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now.

  • Flower Drum Song Theater Night

    Nov 27, 2001

    ANNUAL GIVING CIRCLES EVENT Annual Giving Circle members are invited to attend a new production of the beloved musical Flower Drum Song, in its first major revival since being produced on Broadway in 1958. This production, running at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, features a "substantially rewritten" book by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang and a performance by Lea Salonga in the role of Mei-Li. The pe...

  • Flo Oy Wong

    Sep 27, 2001 - Mar 31, 2002

    Artist Flo Oy Wong is known for her provocative explorations of family and community history through her work. The exhibition includes Wong’s most recent installation, made in usa: Angel Island Shhh, that exposes the conditions and experiences of Chinese immigrants incarcerated at Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and 1940. Premiering as a work-in-progress, Kindred Spirit #1 reflects on Wen Ho Lee’s 27...

  • Asian American Writers' Workshop Readings

    Aug 07, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Author Reading The second program in this series will feature readings by lesbian and bisexual Asian Pacific Islander women. Among those reading from their works will be Liz Bahn, Diep Tran, and Denise Uyehara. Asian American Writers’ Workshop is a non-profit organization based in New York City. Founded in 1991 by a collective of writers, its mission is to facilitate t...

  • Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami - Artists

    Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami presents the work of nine renowned artists. These artists have been pushing the boundaries of origami to elevate what was once considered a children’s craft into a sophisticated global art form. Each work, created specifically for this touring exhibition, presents a unique perspective on contemporary social, political, and aesthetic ideas. See below for their bios and lin...

  • Planned Giving

    What will your legacy be? Share your legacy with future generations and be a part of JANM’s mission by including the Museum in your estate plans.

  • Artifact Donation

    Contributing to JANM’s Permanent Collection The over 150,000 objects that comprise the JANM permanent collection chronicle the Japanese American experience in its entirety from early immigration to the present. Artifacts related to early immigration to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, early life in Japanese American communities, and the World War II incarceration experience and military service a...